sainted

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Cheering would have been the sainted Leon Panetta, former congressman, defense secretary and CIA chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Francis, now retired in the Sierra foothills, is quite mindful of the Carter narrative — lousy president, sainted ex-president — and reacted to its mention in a tone that mixed weariness with resignation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

In his travels, Tocqueville saw pieces of the famous Plymouth Rock all over: used as doorstops, as paperweights, set in the centers of mantels like the mandibles of sainted martyrs.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

Even the sainted John McCain and Ronald Reagan failed in their first attempts.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024

“Ah,” Mary Anne mocked, “the voice of sublime perfection. Was that the godly one? The sainted brother? The perfect son?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy